Decision support tools to improve the effectiveness of hazardous fuel reduction treatments in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

被引:19
作者
Clark, Kenneth L. [1 ]
Skowronski, Nicholas [1 ]
Hom, John [1 ]
Duveneck, Matthew [2 ]
Pan, Yude [1 ]
Van Tuyl, Stephen [1 ]
Cole, Jason [1 ]
Patterson, Matthew [1 ]
Maurer, Stephen [3 ]
机构
[1] US Forest Serv, Silas Little Expt Forest & No Global Change Progr, USDA, Newtown Sq, PA 19073 USA
[2] So Maine Community Coll, Fire Sci Dept, Portland, ME 04106 USA
[3] New Jersey Forest Fire Serv, Trenton, NJ 08625 USA
关键词
forest productivity; fuel accumulation; fuel load estimates; LIDAR; prescribed fire treatments; FOREST; LIDAR;
D O I
10.1071/WF08080
中图分类号
S7 [林业];
学科分类号
0829 ; 0907 ;
摘要
Our goal is to assist the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and federal wildland fire managers in the New Jersey Pine Barrens evaluate where and when to conduct hazardous fuel reduction treatments. We used remotely sensed LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging System) data and field sampling to estimate fuel loads and consumption during prescribed fire treatments. This information was integrated with data on prescribed fire treatments conducted by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service over the last 15 years to produce and interpret maps of current fuel loads. Forest productivity measurements and models were then used to estimate rates of fuel accumulation through time. We could then calculate return intervals for desired fuel load conditions. Through formal workshops and frequent discussions with state and federal fire managers, our results enhance the ability of these agencies to make key decisions regarding the effectiveness and longevity of hazardous fuels treatments.
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页码:268 / 277
页数:10
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